February 4, 2023 at 5:49 a.m.
Donald Elder
Dec. 2, 1932-Feb. 1, 2023
Donald Eugene Elder, age 90, of Plymouth, Indiana, passed away on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023, in Signature Healthcare in Bremen, Indiana.
He was born in Winchester, Indiana on Dec. 2, 1932, the son of John and Helen (Johnson) Elder. He was married Aug. 16, 1953, to Virginia I. Smiley and she passed away on May 9, 2013.
Don was a school teacher and retired in 1992 as principal of Monroe Central High School in Randolph County. Don graduated from Union City High School and received his bachelor’s, master’s and administrative degrees from Ball State University.
He was a member of Theta Chi Fraternity, attended Church of Christ church in Decatur and Portland and Oswego Calvary Baptist Church. He was an avid golfer, loved spending time on the lake and enjoyed attending his grandkids’ sporting events.
Surviving are two sons, John Elder (wife: Pamela) of Porter, Texas, and Kurt Elder of Plymouth, Indiana; one daughter, Kelli Hacha (husband: Terry) of Plymouth, Indiana; eight grandchildren; eleven great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandson.
He was preceded in death by a grandson, John Ross Elder.
Funeral services will be Monday, Feb. 6, 2023, at 2 p.m. in the Baird-Freeman Funeral Home in Portland with Pastor Gil Alicea presiding. Burial will follow in the Salamonia Cemetery. Visitation will be Monday from noon to 2 p.m.
Memorials can be made to the Alzheimers Foundation.
Condolences may be shared at bairdfreeman.com.
He was born in Winchester, Indiana on Dec. 2, 1932, the son of John and Helen (Johnson) Elder. He was married Aug. 16, 1953, to Virginia I. Smiley and she passed away on May 9, 2013.
Don was a school teacher and retired in 1992 as principal of Monroe Central High School in Randolph County. Don graduated from Union City High School and received his bachelor’s, master’s and administrative degrees from Ball State University.
He was a member of Theta Chi Fraternity, attended Church of Christ church in Decatur and Portland and Oswego Calvary Baptist Church. He was an avid golfer, loved spending time on the lake and enjoyed attending his grandkids’ sporting events.
Surviving are two sons, John Elder (wife: Pamela) of Porter, Texas, and Kurt Elder of Plymouth, Indiana; one daughter, Kelli Hacha (husband: Terry) of Plymouth, Indiana; eight grandchildren; eleven great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandson.
He was preceded in death by a grandson, John Ross Elder.
Funeral services will be Monday, Feb. 6, 2023, at 2 p.m. in the Baird-Freeman Funeral Home in Portland with Pastor Gil Alicea presiding. Burial will follow in the Salamonia Cemetery. Visitation will be Monday from noon to 2 p.m.
Memorials can be made to the Alzheimers Foundation.
Condolences may be shared at bairdfreeman.com.
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